§ 39. Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many telephones for the elderly or handicapped have been installed by his Department in Scotland in the years 1971, 1972 and 1973 to the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. DeanIn the years ending August 1971, 1972 and 1973 the Supplementary Benefits Commission has helped with installation and/or rental charges in Scotland in four, two and nil cases respectively.
§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are 137W his Department's criteria for the installation of telephones for the elderly and handicapped.
§ Mr. DeanThe criteria adopted by the Supplementary Benefits Commission for helping with the cost of telephone installations are that the claimant lives alone, is housebound and relies entirely on the telephone as the means of contact in emergency, so that he would be dangerously isolated without one.